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The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal

<p>The rise of AI-generated voices mimicking celebrities and politicians could make it even harder for the Federal Communications Commission (<a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/fcc-blocks-robocall-middleman-one-eye-from-future-campaigns-211509369.html">FCC[/url]) to fight robocalls and prevent people from getting spammed and scammed. That's why FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to officially recognize calls that use AI-generated voices as &quot;artificial,&quot; which would make the use of voice cloning technologies in robocalls illegal. Under the FCC's Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), solicitations to residences that use an artificial voice or a recording are against the law. As <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/31/fcc-moves-to-outlaw-ai-generated-robocalls/">TechCrunch[/url] notes, the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-chairwoman-make-ai-voice-generated-robocalls-illegal">FCC's proposal[/url] will make it easier to go after and charge bad actors.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&quot;AI-generated voice cloning and images are already sowing confusion by tricking consumers into thinking scams and frauds are legitimate,&quot; FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. &quot;No matter what celebrity or politician you favor, or what your relationship is with your kin when they call for help, it is possible we could all be a target of these faked calls.&quot; If the FCC recognizes AI-generated voice calls as illegal under existing law, the agency can give State Attorneys General offices across the country &quot;new tools they can use to crack down on... scams and protect consumers.&quot;</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The FCC's proposal comes shortly after some New Hampshire residents received a call impersonating President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in their state's primary. A security firm performed a thorough analysis of the call and determined that it was created using AI tools by a startup called ElevenLabs. The company had reportedly <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/elevenlabs-reportedly-banned-the-account-that-deepfaked-bidens-voice-with-its-ai-tools-083355975.html">banned the account[/url] responsible for the message mimicking the president, but the incident could end up being just one of the many attempts to disrupt the upcoming US elections using AI-generated content.&nbsp;</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-fcc-wants-to-make-robocalls-that-use-ai-generated-voices-illegal-105628839.html?src=rss

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